Hello,
I also used Richard Holland's idea or measuing from
the center on some of the markers of my 9 meter dial.
(The markings near the North, East and West lines were
easer to do with the standard method.)
Then I got nervous that my measurements were wrong, so
I re-measured again using the other method, but both
methods worked fine.
Best regards,
Mike
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--- Mac Oglesby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> For marking the hour points, I tried Richard
> Hollands' idea of using
> the distances from the dial's center and local noon
> point. Instead of
> tape measures, I used long strips of wood (left over
> from a bookcase
> project), each with a small hole close to one end to
> fit over a nail
> driven into the pavement. Working alone, I found it
> easier to
> pre-mark each strip with the hour point locations,
> than try to handle
> two tapes at once. Although it wasn't necessary to
> mark an east-west
> line, I'm not sure this method is any easier than
> using x,y
> coordinates, especially if one follows Bob
> Terwilliger's method, as
> explained in the September 1995 Compendium, p 27-8.
> but it was fun to
> try something different.
>
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Mike DeAmicis-Roberts
phone: 831-636-0454
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